Baptist Fellowship Church

A Call To Discipleship
Matthew 28:16-20

What is missing in our churches today are disciples. There are so many Christians but there is little impact on the community.

Victory Declared

Matthew 29:18,”And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.” The term “authority” is given by the Greek word “exousia” which is power, right or jurisdiction. It is power in a rightful hand. God’s people are a model of heaven on earth.

We don’t need to live defeated lives. Jesus has defeated Satan and Death. Death and the grave cannot claim us anymore. (1Cor 15:55). What we need do now is to obey the Great Commission. The goal of the church is not to just add number to its congregation, but to make disciples. (Luke 14:26)

Victory Multiplied

We are to make disciples of people in every country.

How often do we judge a church by the size of its membership?

It is not the number that matters, but the number of disciples. We need people with a burning desire to share Him and shake up their community.

Victory Strategised

Phase 1 GOING (Reaching)

We are told to ‘go’, but we like ‘staying’ better. The Pastor of a church is like the quarterback. He brings people together. In the analogy using the American Football game, the players are all huddled together in conference. However, this is not the end of the game. They need to play to win. Similarly, the church members are the players and the pastor the quarterback. He needs so pass the ball too and the church members need to reach out. Things don’t always work the way they are supposed to. Some ‘players’ prefer to sit on the bench unfortunately.

Phase 2 BAPTISING (assimilation, ministering)

We are to baptize new believers in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. Baptism is like wearing a wedding ring. It is the external reminder of an internal happening.

Phase 3 TEACHING

We are to teach others how to live, as Jesus had taught us. We are not only to know and teach the Bible, but, having known it, it must impact our lives. There are 2 reasons why there are so many churches, but so few outreach:

· People are not being taught how to live;
· People refused to be taught.

Victory Guaranteed

God wants disciples to conform to Christ’s image. (Romans 8:29) We Christians are the ‘preview’ to the show ‘Millenium’. People look at us.

Are we willing to be a disciple of the Lord, Jesus Christ?

Mr and Mrs ET Chua

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